Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | New fetchmail-ssl packages fix potential information leak |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DSA-900 | First vendor Publication | 2005-11-18 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2005-11-22 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | 3 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 2.1 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Due to restrictive dependency definition for fetchmail-ssl the updated fetchmailconf package couldn't be installed on the old stable distribution (woody) together with fetchmail-ssl. Hence, this update loosens it, so that the update can be pulled in. For completeness we're including the original advisory text: Thomas Wolff discovered that the fetchmailconfig program which is provided as part of fetchmail, an SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder, creates the new configuration in an insecure fashion that can lead to leaking passwords for mail accounts to local users. This update also fixes a regression in the package for stable caused by the last security update. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 5.9.11-6.4 of fetchmail and in version 5.9.11-6.3 of fetchmail-ssl. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.5-12sarge3. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.5.4-1. We recommend that you upgrade your fetchmail and fetchmail-ssl package. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-900 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-200 | Information Exposure |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 3 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-11-17 | Name : Mac OS X Version File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-06 (fetchmail) File : nvt/glsa_200511_06.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: fetchmail File : nvt/freebsd_fetchmail3.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 900-1 (fetchmail) File : nvt/deb_900_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 900-2 (fetchmail) File : nvt/deb_900_2.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 900-3 (fetchmail) File : nvt/deb_900_3.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2006-045-01 fetchmail File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2006_045_01.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 20267 | Fetchmail fetchmailconf Race Condition Password Disclosure Fetchmail contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized password exposure. It is possible to gain access to plain text passwords when the fetchmailconf utility is used to create a configuration. The utility writes the configuration file before restricting access to other users, which may lead to a loss of confidentiality. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-900.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-08-01 | Name : The remote operating system is missing a vendor-supplied patch. File : macosx_SecUpd2006-004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-05-13 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_baf74e0b497a11daa4f40060084a00e5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-02-15 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2006-045-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-209.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-215-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-11-07 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200511-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-10-28 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-823.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:34:40 |
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